Faulkner Creek (Ararat River tributary)

{{Short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Faulkner Creek

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| name_other = Tributary to Ararat River

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| pushpin_map = USA North Carolina#USA

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Faulkner Creek mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Faulkner Creek mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = North Carolina

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Surry

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| length = {{convert|5.98|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=19 September 2020}}

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| discharge1_location = Ararat River

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|7.92|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Ararat River{{cite web |title=Faulkner Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=9244796 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=19 September 2020}}

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| source1 = south side of Slate Mountain

| source1_location = about 6 miles northeast of Mount Airy, North Carolina

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|36|32|24|N|080|31|02|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Faulkner Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:985019,Faulkner%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=19 September 2020}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,640|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Faulkner Creek Topo Map in Surry |url=https://www.topozone.com/north-carolina/surry-nc/stream/faulkner-creek-2/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=19 September 2020 |language=en}}

| mouth = Ararat River

| mouth_location = Bannertown, North Carolina

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|36|29|38|N|080|35|26|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|994|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean

| river_system = Yadkin River

| basin_size = {{convert|5.24|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = NC 103 (x3), Quaker Road, Lovers Lane, Welcome Baptist Church Road

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Faulkner Creek is a {{convert|5.98|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.